/ˈhɒt ɪˈnʌf tə ˈfɹaɪ ən ˈɛɡ ɒn ðə ˈpeɪvmənt/
English idiom, informal. It is extremely hot.
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Informal exaggeration about summer heat, said in many shapes: “It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the pavement”, or on a car hood, a rock or the asphalt. British speakers say pavement, Americans sidewalk. The surface changes, the egg stays.
Also said hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, so hot you could fry an egg, hot enough to fry an egg
Hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement
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It’s so hot outside, you could fry an egg.
Tatoeba, sentence by jeanne, CC BY 2.0 FR
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The asphalt is so hot you can fry an egg on it.
Tatoeba, sentence by mccarras, CC BY 2.0 FR
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English Wiktionary has no entry for this phrase, and there’s no record of who said it first. It’s plain exaggeration built on a picture anyone can feel on a summer afternoon: ground that’s hot enough to cook on.
Mistakes learners make with Hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement
American learners take “pavement” as the road surface; in British English it’s the sidewalk. Either way it’s the hot ground outside, so the meaning comes through.
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